EMS3DPJ
ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT
EMS3DPJ
Not currently offered
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
The aim of this subject is to integrate material developed in earlier subjects and reinforce these concepts through the undertaking of a project in machine automation. It introduces project management, quality systems and reliability engineering. The subject uses the project as a vehicle to teach the project management in a practical sense, as well as introducing total quality control, quality design functionality, and statistical analysis for process control. Reliability engineering is introduced as a component of the subject, along with life cycle management. Students are given an opportunity to demonstrate practical project management skills by maintaining detailed documentation of the project work, including calculations, which culminates in a formal report.
SchoolSchool Engineering&Mathematical Sciences
Credit points30
Subject Co-ordinatorJim Whittington
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites ELE3CTS and ELE3DEC
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects ELE3PRO
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Project Management | Recommended | Haynes, M.E. | 2ND EDN, CRISP PUBLICATIONS INC. 1997 |
| Readings | Quality Engineering Handbook | Recommended | Pyzdek, T | 2ND EDN, Marcel Dekker, 2006 |
| Readings | Reliability Engineering | Recommended | Elsayed, E. A. | 2ND EDN, Wiley, 2012 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Write a detailed project plan and management report demonstrating time management skills, and perform RISC and SWAT analysis.
- Activities:
- Project management and report writing skills are reinforced in lectures.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Construct and program a working mechatronic system.
- Activities:
- Lectures will aid studetns in an understanding of the steps in the development of their project, its construction and programming. Workshop and lab work will force this.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Write a detailed management report of the project development and lifecycle, including disucssion on time management, quality and reliability.
- Activities:
- Various aspects of project management discussed in lectures, with examples provided in workshops, then applied to real project.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Write a concise technical report.
- Activities:
- Lab book use throughout the subject both in the lab and outside.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
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